Qastal al-Burj ( ''qasṭal al-burj, al-Borj al-Qastal'') is a

Syrian Syrians () are the majority inhabitants of Syria, indigenous to the Levant, most of whom have Arabic, especially its Levantine and Mesopotamian dialects, as a mother tongue. The cultural and linguistic heritage of the Syrian people is a blend ...

village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...

located in

Al-Ziyarah Nahiyah Al-Ziyarah Subdistrict () is a Syrian ''nahiyah'' (subdistrict) located in Al-Suqaylabiyah District in Hama Hama ( ', ) is a city on the banks of the Orontes River in west-central Syria. It is located north of Damascus and north of Homs. It ...

Al-Suqaylabiyah District Al-Suqaylabiyah District ( ') is a district (mantiqah) administratively belonging to Hama Governorate, Syria. At the 2004 official census, the district had a population of 240,091. Its capital city, administrative centre is the city of al-Suqayla ...

Hama Hama ( ', ) is a city on the banks of the Orontes River in west-central Syria. It is located north of Damascus and north of Homs. It is the provincial capital of the Hama Governorate. With a population of 996,000 (2023 census), Hama is one o ...

. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), the village had a population of 36 in the 2004 census. At the start of the Syrian Civil War it was a Christian village.

Syrian Civil War

In May 2012, the ten Christian families living in the village were displaced by the Syrian rebels. Whether its residents left at request of the rebels or were driven out by force is disputed. On 1 October 2024, Syrian regime forces shelled the village with artillery.

References

Populated places in al-Suqaylabiyah District {{HamaSY-geo-stub